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Epicolactone - Natural Product Isolated from the Sugarcane Endophytic Fungus Epicoccum nigrum
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European Journal of Organic Chemistry. Wiley-Blackwell, n.27, p.5225-5230, 2012
1434-193X
WOS:000308580800013
10.1002/ejoc.201200757
Autor
da Silva Araujo, Francisca Diana
de Lima Favaro, Leia Cecilia
Araujo, Welington Luiz
de Oliveira, Fabio Lazzarotto
Aparicio, Ricardo
Marsaioli, Anita Jocelyne
Institución
Resumen
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) The endophytic fungus Epicoccum nigrum was isolated from sugarcane and the bioguided fractionation of the ethyl acetate extract led to the isolation of epicolactone, mellein, and 4,5-dimethylresorcinol. Characterization of epicolactone by MS, NMR and X-ray crystallography revealed a new natural product with an unusual carbon skeleton. The production of this secondary metabolite decreased in mutants of Epicoccum nigrum transformed by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Additionally, these mutants produced 4-hydroxymellein. 27 5225 5230 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Petrobras Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)